MINERALS

Texture of minerals down to nanometer scale are intimately linked to their physical & chemical properties. Orientation and phase mapping with ASTAR reveals all possible phases that may exist in a mineral phase. 3D electron diffraction tomography helps to fully characterize their crystal structure in detail.

PUBLICATIONS

ASTAR -MINERALS

Verezhak, M., et al. “ACOM-TEM Analysis of the Effect of Heating on the Mineral Nanocrystals in Bone.” European Microscopy Congress 2016: Proceedings, vol. 172, no. 1, 2016, pp. 734–35, doi:10.1002/9783527808465.emc2016.6109

3D ELECTRON DIFFRACTION TOMOGRAPHY MINERALS-ZEOLITES-MOFS

López-Marino, S., et al. “ZnSe Etching in Zn-Rich Cu2ZnSnSe4 : An Oxidizing Route for Improvement of Solar Cell Efficiency.” Chemistry, A European Journal, vol. 19,no.44,2013,pp.14814–22,doi:10.1002/chem.200.

APPLICATION NOTES

Shed Light to Earth Seismicity

The world of mineral polymorphs & Textures

Structure of intriguing meso-micrporous zeolites

Architecture of hybrid nanocrystalline microporous materials

From “clean energy” cars to structure of metal organics MOFs

Shed light to magma genesis and seismicity

Charoite : the enigmatic structure of “unanaturally beautiful” gemstone

Structure of new sarrabusite mineral

Biomineralization process in Sea environment

What is sacking in our pipes : the structure of vaterite